Egg and cream beater



Feb. 19, 1929. 1,702,862.

, .L. BYLAND EGG AND CREAM BEATER Filed June 14. 1923, 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Inventor ,ZTpa/e @/am/ Attorney the same comprising the frame 2, which is Patented Feb. 19, 1929. 1

UNITED STATES LUCILE BYLAND, OF IORTLAND OREGON.

EGG AND CBEAH HEATER.

Application filed June 14,1928. Serial No. 285,448.

The present invention relates to improvements in agitating devices, and has reference more particularly to an egg and cream beater.

One of the important objects of the present invention is to provide a beater of the above mentioned character which is of such construction as to permitthe stirrers and the supporting rods therefor to be readily and easily cleaned, thus promoting sanitatlon.

A further object is to provide a beater of the above mentioned character which is simple in construction, inexpensive, strong and durable, and further well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

Other objects of the invention Will become apparent as the nature of the invention proceeds and when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.

In the accompanyin drawings, forming a part of this application and wherein like reference characters designate like parts throughout the several views: I

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the beater embodying my invention.

Figure '2 is a view, looking at right angles to Figure 1, the stirrers not being illustrated.

' Figure 3 is a transverse section taken approximately on the line 3-3- of Figure 1, looking downwardly.

Figure 1 is a detail perspective view of the frame of the beater, and

Figure 5 is a detail perspective view of the U-shaped member that is secured in the frame to maintain the pinion carried by the upper end of'the spindle ,or stirrer rod in engagement with the drivin wheel.

In the drawings, wherein or the purpose of illustration is shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 1 designates generally my improved beater,

.constructed from a singlestrip of metal, so bent as to form an elliptical shaped body 3, the elongated sides of which are disposed in parallel spaced relation with respect to each other. This elliptical shaped body is formed at the intermediate portion of, the elongated flat strip from which the frame 2 is constructed, and parallel spaced arms 4 and 5 extend upwardl from the open portion of the top side 0 the elliptical shaped body and the upper ends of these arms are disposed in abutting relation to provide a handle attaching portion 6, the handle beingshown at 7.

A crank shaft 8 has one end extending through registering openings formed in the intermediate portions of the parallel spaced arms 4 and 5, for supporting between said arms, the driving wheel 9 which is adapted for rotation between said arms and a portion of this driving wheel extends into the elliptical shaped body 3, as clearly indicated in the drawings. A'suitable handle 10 is arranged on the outer end of'the crank shaft 8 for facilitating the manual cutting thereof.

The driving wheel 9 has the radial teeth 11 projecting alternately from opposite sur faces at the perimeter of said driving wheel in the manner well known in the art.

A substantially U-shaped bracket 12 is arranged at one side of the intermediate portion of the elliptical shaped body 3 and. formed on the upper ends of the arms are the horizontally disposed outwardly projecting plates 13 and14 that are disposed' within the elliptical shaped body and are secured at their ends to the rounded ends of the body in any appropriate manner.

These laterally disposed plates are formed with suitable openings, through which are disposed the upper ends of'the stirrer rods 15 and 16 respectively, the top and bottom sides of the elliptical shaped body being formed with openings to accommodate the upper ends of these rods or s indles.

A substantially circular ring like stirrer 17 is associated with the lower end of each stirrer rod and as is shown in Figure 1, each stirrer comprises a flat piece of metal bent into ring formation, the; ends of thesplit ring being disposed laterally as at 18 and soldered or otherwise permanently secured to the lower enlarged end 19 of each stirrer rod. I

The stirrers are adapted for cooperation with each otherin the manner well known in the art. A pinioncarrying hub 20 is fixedly secured on the upper portion of the stirrer rod 14 for disposition within the lower portion ,of the elliptical shaped body- 3, the pinion associated with this hub being designated by the numeral 21. This pinion engageswith the'teeth that roject from one, side of the driving wheel 9. A similar pinion 22 is carried bythe hub 23 that is secured in a stationary manner on the upper portion ofthe other stirrer rod 16 and the pinion 22 has cooperation with the teeth that project from the other side of the driving wheel in the manner as clearly indicated in Figure 3.

The laterally disposed plates 13 and 14 carried by the upper free ends of the arms of the tl-shaped member 12 engage with the upper ends of the respective hubs to prevent vertical movement of the hubs and the spindles or stirrer rods, so that the pinions ,will, at all times, have cooperative relation with the teeth ofthe driving wheel 9.

The operation of the heater is thought to be readily obvious from the construction shown and as this operation is well. known in the art, a further detailed description of same is believed unnecessary in the present instance.

it will thus be seen from the foregoing description that l have provided a heater construction that will eliminate the use of the usual tl-shaped wire for supporting the.

at the top of the frame, a pair of stirrer rods journaled at their upper ends in the lower portlon of the frame, horizontally disposed pinions secured onthe upper ends of the stlrrer rods for disposition wlthln the frame, stirrers on the lower ends of the rods, a vertically disposed driving wheel arranged in the frame for cooperation with the pinion, means for actuating the driving wheel, substantially U-shaped brackets arranged within the lower portion of the frame, the arms of the brackets being disposed on opposite sides of the drive wheel, horizontally disposed plates projecting outwardly from the upper ends of the arms of the U-shaped bracket and secured at their ends to the adjacent portions of the frame, said plates being formed with openings to accommodate the upper ends of the stirrer rods, the bottom faces of the platesengaging with the upper ends of the hubs of the respective pinions retaining the pinions in engagement with the driving wheel,

lln testimony whereof ll afix mysignature.

LUCILE BYLAND. 

